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Heatwaves - World Health Organization (WHO) Heatwaves can burden health and emergency services and also increase strain on water, energy and transportation resulting in power shortages or even blackouts Food and livelihood security may also be strained if people lose their crops or livestock due to extreme heat
Heat waves - World Health Organization (WHO) Heatwaves can acutely impact large populations for short periods of time, often trigger public health emergencies, and result in excess mortality, and cascading socioeconomic impacts (e g lost work capacity and labor productivity)
Heatwaves: How to stay cool - World Health Organization (WHO) During a heatwave you should aim to keep your living space cool Check the room temperature between 08:00 and 10:00, at 13:00 and at night after 22:00 Ideally, the room temperature should be kept below 32 °C during the day and 24 °C during the night This is especially important for infants, adults over the age of 60 years or those who have chronic health conditions Use the night air to
Heatwaves Euro - World Health Organization (WHO) The frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves, as well as other extreme weather events, are all expected to increase in the coming decades This makes it even more important for individuals and communities to understand the risks and how to be prepared, and for health systems and societies to adapt to the changing climate
Heat-waves: risks and responses This report reviews the current knowledge about the effects of heat-waves, including the physiological aspects of heat illness and epidemiological studies on excess mortality, and makes recommendations for preventive action
Heat and health A heatwave is a period where local excess heat accumulates over a sequence of unusually hot days and nights Heatwaves and prolonged excess heat conditions are increasing in frequency, duration, intensity and magnitude due to climate change Even low and moderate intensity heat waves can impact the health and well-being of vulnerable populations
Heatwaves and Health: Guidance on Warning-System Development Heatwaves also place an increased strain on infrastructure (power, water and transport) Clothes and food retailing, tourism and ecosystem services can also be affected, such that there may be socioeconomic “winners and losers” from heatwave events In some instances, heatwaves may even trigger social disturbances at a number of levels
Climate crisis - extreme weather Heatwaves across Europe are affecting the health and livelihoods of millions of people Last year in the WHO European Region, extreme heat claimed more than 60 000 lives, and by 2050 this could rise to 120 000 heat-related deaths every year Climate change is increasing the risk of heatwaves, and extreme heat in the summer months is becoming the norm, not the exception
Heatwave in Europe: local resilience saves lives – global collaboration . . . The WHO guidance and heat–health action plans provide practical advice to the public and medical professionals on how to respond to heatwaves, as well as advice aimed at those tending to patients and individuals in hospitals and other care facilities, including care homes for older people